Colfax County, New Mexico

Interactive maps and statistics for Colfax County, New Mexico: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside New Mexico and the United States.

Explore Colfax County, New Mexico on the map →

Key figures

Statistic	Colfax County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,322	2,120,246	334,922,499	2335th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,554	$64,059	$80,734	2556th of 3,221
Median Age	49.1	39.4	38.9	279th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.4%	31.0%	35.7%	1173rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$167,200	$248,100	$332,700	1864th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$729	$1,067	$1,413	2592nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.2%	17.8%	12.5%	746th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	6.0%	5.2%	2049th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.3	17.5	n/a	2958th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.3%	9.4%	14.1%	1133rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.3	n/a	n/a	1721st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.8%	70.0%	65.2%	2044th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.9	23.5	26.4	2561st of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.0%	12.2%	15.1%	793rd of 3,222
Uninsured	10.8%	n/a	n/a	1500th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.7%	40.9%	46.9%	3034th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.9%	n/a	n/a	2720th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Colfax County, New Mexico

Statistic	Colfax County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	47.4%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47.6%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.8	62.7	61.4

Age in Colfax County, New Mexico

Statistic	Colfax County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	49.1	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.8%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Colfax County, New Mexico

Statistic	Colfax County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	5,368	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	56.0%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.0%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.3%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.6%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	30.9%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Colfax County, New Mexico

Statistic	Colfax County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,110	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.7%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	26.4%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.3%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.2%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.9%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.4%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Colfax County, New Mexico

Statistic	Colfax County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	9,607	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.7%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.9%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	44.1%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.2%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.3%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$867	$1,731	n/a

Education in Colfax County, New Mexico

Statistic	Colfax County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	9.7%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.8%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.1%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.2%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.2%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Colfax County, New Mexico

Statistic	Colfax County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.0%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.0%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	66.3%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.7%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Colfax County, New Mexico

Statistic	Colfax County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.1%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	81.0%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	17.4%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.6%	25.3%	16.7%

See every county in New Mexico.